Nipsey Hussle Honored
Posthumously at 2019 BET Awards The late rapper received the
2019 Humanitarian Award at
the BET Awards on June 23. Hussle’s friend, famed rapper T.I.,
announced the award, calling Hussle
“legendary” and a “revolutionary.” T.I., via ‘Complex’ Hussle was well-known for his work within
low-income communities in California. He co-founded “Too Big To Fail” in
2018, which is an organization that
creates STEM centers for local youth, as well as consistently advocated
for low-income housing to be built
in the Hyde Park neighborhood. T.I., via ‘Complex’ Hussle’s mother, Angelique Smith,
and his long-time partner, Lauren London,
accepted the award on his behalf.